Shipping-box.



M. B. GLAFF.

Patented Nov. 30, 1909.

SHIPPING BOX APPLICATION FILED MAR. 30, 1909.

MARK B. CLAFF, OF RANDOLPH, 'MASSACHUSETTS.

SHIPPING-Box.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 30, 1909.

Application filed March 30, 1909. Serial No. 486,663.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MARK B. GLAFF, a citizen of the United States,residing at Randolph, in the county of Norfolk and State ofMassachusetts, have invented a new and useful Shipping-Box, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention relates to shipping boxes or crates and its object is toprovide an inexpensive device of this character which is of simpleconstruction and which can be readily collapsed so as to form a smallbundle which can be conveniently stored, it being possible for aninexperienced person to readily assemble the parts of the box or cratewhen preparing the same for use.

A further object is to provide means combined with the crate whereby thesame may be sealed.

With these and other objects in view the invention consists in certainnovel details of construction and combinations of parts hereinafter morefully described and pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings the preferred form of the invention hasbeen shown.

In said drawings :Figure l is a perspective view of a box constructed inaccordance with the present invention, a portion of the wall and bottomthereof being broken away and the top head being shown removed. Fig. 2is a perspective view, showing the box collapsed.

Referring to the figures by characters of reference 1 designates thebody of the box or crate, the same being formed of an elongated strip offiber board, the ends of which are secured together in any preferredmanner, said strip being provided with transverse folds 2 forming thecorners of thebox when the body is set up for use. Extending intoopposed edges in each wall of the body are slots 3 designed to receivenails or tacks 4 extending outwardly from the frame 5 of one of theheads of the box.. This frame may be formed of wood and is closed bymeans of a sheet of fiber board. 6 nailed or otherwise secured upon theframe. Paper or cloth sealing strips 7 are secured to the outer faces ofthe frames 5 and extend beyond the edges of the frame, these stripslpeing utilized for a purpose hereinafter set orth.

When it is desired to set up a box or crate such as herein described thefolded body 1 is arranged with its walls at right angles to each otherand the heads are then inserted into the open ends of the body and withthe fiber boards 6 arranged innermost. When the heads are thus insertedthe nails or tacks 4 assume positions within the slots 3, this beingpossible in View of the fact that the heads of the nails or tacks arespaced from the adjoining faces of the frames 5 distances substantiallyequal to the thickness of the fiber boards constituting the body 1.After the heads have been placed in position the sealing strips 7 arefolded backwardly thereover and fixed in any preferred manner to thebody 1, thus effectually sealing the box. If desired, the nails or tacks4 may be driven inwardly when the heads are placed in position so as tocause them to bind tightly upon the edges of the slots 3. When it isdesired to collapse or knock down the box the nails or tacks 4 areloosened and the heads then withdrawn from the ends of the body afterwhich said body can be folded together as shown in Fig. 2.

It will be apparent that a box such as herein described can be veryquickly set up and can be used a number of times because of itssimplicity and durability. It is especially advantageous because it canbe folded into such a compact bundleas to reduce to the minimum the costof transporting empties.

Obviously various changes may be made in the construction and,arrangement of parts without departing from the spirit or sacrificingthe advantages of the invention.

What is claimed is 1. A receptacle comprising a foldable body havingslots in the ends of the walls thereof, heads insertible into the endsof the body, projections thereon and insertible into the slots, andsealing means carried by the heads.

2. A receptacle comprising a foldable body having slots extending intothe ends thereof, heads insertible into the ends of the body, securingmeans extending from the heads and insertible into the slots, andflexible sealing strips upon the heads and foldable upon the body.

3. A receptacle comprising a foldable one I In testimony that I claimthe foregoing as my own, I have hereto affixed my signa- 10 ture in thepresence of two Witnesses.

MARK B. CLAFF.

Witnesses:

WILLIAM A. BENSON, LOUIS E. RosENTHAL.

